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Sunday, February 05, 2006

word problem #4

group : marjolette, jesse and rommel

You've been hired to mow your neighbour's lawn this summer. Your neighbour will pay you $5 each time that you mow his lawn, and it takes you 40 minutes to mow his lawn.How much money do you make per minute (money divide time), and how much money should the neighbour pay you if it takes 60 minutes to mow the lawn?

So we divided 5 by 40 and got 0.8Then we multipiled 0.8 by 60After that we got $7.50

answer: You make 0.8 of a dollar or 8 cents per minute.

answer: Your neighbour should pay you $7.50 if you mow his lawn for 60 minutes.